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AFRICAN AEROSPACE is an exciting new magazine for the fastest growing aerospace market in the world. AFRICAN AEROSPACE Online is a dedicated web news service for professionals needing daily regional news.en-gbStandardAero achieves EASA AMO certification for South African PT6A engine MRO facilityhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/standardaero-achieves-easa-amo-certification-for-south-african-pt6a-engine-mro-facility.html
Vector Aerospace Africa, a StandardAero company located in Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa, has secured European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) aircraft maintenance organization (AMO) certification for its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTBoeing 737 MAX 7 completes successful first flighthttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/boeing-737-max-7-completes-successful-first-flight.html
Boeing's new 737 MAX 7 successfully completed its first flight today. The airplane remains on schedule and now begins a comprehensive flight test programme leading to certification and delivery in 2019.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTIATA innovates dangerous goods handlinghttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/iata-innovates-dangerous-goods-handling.html
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched an innovative new solution for the air cargo industry: Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck safety and improve efficiency in the transport of dangerous goods by air and support the industry’s goal of a fully digitised supply chain.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEthiopian weighs inhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/ethiopian-weighs-in.html
One of Ethiopian Airlines Group’s seven profit centres – Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services – is making huge investments to its infrastructure and fleet. Kaleyesus Bekele reports.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAir Arabia Egypt to start direct flights between Sohag and Jeddahhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/air-arabia-egypt-to-start-direct-flights-between-sohag-and-jeddah.html
Air Arabia Egypt will launch a new route linking Sohag in Egypt to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, starting March 20, 2018.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTCANSO global vice chair encourages decision makinghttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/canso-global-vice-chair-encourages-decision-making.html
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Africa Region, in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) is hosting the Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) and Airport-Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) Symposium, now underway in Durban, South Africa.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTMaureva signs commercial agreement with Hi-Fly Marketinghttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/maureva-signs-commercial-agreement-with-hi-fly-marketing.html
Maureva, a software and service solutions provider for the airline industry, has chosen Hi-Fly Marketing, the growing South African company specialising in technical services in the African aviation industry, as its commercial representative for its ALEXIS – Flight Scheduling &amp; Crew Management solution for the Subsaharian African Region.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTSnake on a plane! Fake news says EgyptAirhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/snake-on-a-plane-fake-news-says-egyptair.html
EgyptAir has denied a news release that has been posted by several news websites stating finding a cobra snake aboard its flight to Kuwait today.Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTLighting the way to safer solutionshttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/lighting-the-way-to-safer-solutions.html
Keith Mwanalushi speaks to Alexander Herring from ADB Safegate about the airfield and gate management projects that are modernising and lighting up African airports.Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAll change!http://www.africanaerospace.aero/all-change-.html
It’s not often that an airline changes its entire fleet in one fell swoop, but EgyptAir Express plans to do precisely that as it seeks to overcome its operational challenges.Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTGE9X engine that will power Boeing’s 777X goes airbornehttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/ge9x-engine-that-will-power-boeing-s-777x-goes-airborne.html
The GE9XTM engine lifted off on March 13 under wing of GE Aviation's 747 flying testbed in Victorville, California, for its first flight test.Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTSITAONAIR and DTN launches weather alerting to AIRCOM FlightTrackerhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/sitaonair-and-dtn-launches-weather-alerting-to-aircom-flighttracker.html
An industry-leading weather-alerting feature, empowering flight dispatchers to avoid or anticipate weather disruption throughout flights, has been launched as a new feature of SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM FlightTracker, in partnership with DTN.Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTReunion Island scores a record year for tourism in 2017http://www.africanaerospace.aero/reunion-island-scores-a-record-year-for-tourism-in-2017.html
Located in the Mascarene archipelago, in the south-west Indian Ocean, Reunion has confirmed it has received half a million visitors for the first time in its history.Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTSouth African Airways issues a statement regarding audit reporthttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/south-african-airways-issues-a-statement-regarding-audit-report.html
The board and management of South African Airways has issued a statement to say it is taking urgent steps to address issues raised by the Auditor-General’s office in its 2016-17 audit report, and remains optimistic about the airline’s future.Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTHoneywell Aerospace signs up Heliconia Group as approved avionics dealer for North Africahttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/honeywell-aerospace-signs-up-heliconia-group-as-approved-avionics-dealer-for-north-africa.html
Honeywell International has confirmed Heliconia Group as an approved helicopter avionics dealership in North Africa.Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTKenya Airways plans new economy plus classhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/kenya-airways-plans-new-economy-plus-class.html
Kenya Airways is planning to target high-level premium customers, as part of restructuring efforts aimed at returning the airline to operational profitability, reports Reuters.Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTDana Air releases statement on Port Harcourt runway incidenthttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/dana-air-releases-statement-on-port-harcourt-runway-incident.html
Dana Air has released a statement on the report by Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) regarding the Port Harcourt runway incident involving one of the airlines aircraft last month, reports AfritravellerTue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAngola inducts Sukhoi Su-30 twins as part of $1 billion orderhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/angola-inducts-sukhoi-su-30-twins-as-part-of-1-billion-order.html
The For&ccedil;a A&eacute;rea Nacional de Angola (FANA – National Air Force of Angola) took delivery of its first two Sukhoi Su-30K fighters in September 2017 and is due to receive 10 more by early 2018.Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAirbus brings two projects together in modernising the Primary Flight Displayhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/airbus-brings-two-projects-together-in-modernising-the-primary-flight-display.html
Airbus has said it is working on two projects together to modernise the future of primary flight display.Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTA dish called Rwanda...http://www.africanaerospace.aero/a-dish-called-rwanda-.html
RwandAir hosted the recent African Airlines Association (AFRAA) annual general assembly in Kigali. Victoria Moores caught up with acting CEO, Colonel Chance Ndagano, to find out what has happened since his took over the leadership in April 2017.Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAir Austral to wet-lease an A330 in 2Q18http://www.africanaerospace.aero/air-austral-to-wet-lease-an-a330-in-2q18.html
Air Austral will wet-lease a A330-200 this summer season, reports ch-aviation.Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTYemen to see scheduled cargo ops in late 1Q18http://www.africanaerospace.aero/yemen-to-see-scheduled-cargo-ops-in-late-1q18.html
Air Djibouti is set to begin scheduled flights to the Yemeni city of Aden, one of the few foreign airlines to do so, reports ch-aviation.Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTHarare drops Zimbabwe Airways in favour of Air Zimbabwehttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/harare-drops-zimbabwe-airways-in-favour-of-air-zimbabwe.html
The Zimbabwean Government has pulled the plug on the now stillborn Zimbabwe Airways project with Minister of Transport Joram Gumbo having now decided to focus on resuscitating the moribund Air Zimbabwe, reports ch-aviation.Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTRJA academy puts Morocco back on the training MAPAhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/rja-academy-puts-morocco-back-on-the-training-mapa.html
Has a Jordanian offshoot company got the answer to North Africa’s aviation training woes? Vincent Chappard has been talking to senior officials at the Morocco Aviation Private Academy to find out.Fri, 9 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAirlink suspends Pretoria-Cape Town servicehttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/airlink-suspends-pretoria-cape-town-service.html
Airlink has issued a statement announcing the suspension of air services on its Pretoria-Cape Town route.Fri, 9 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEthiopian names Olympic Champion, Tirunesh Diba, as Brand Ambassadorhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/ethiopian-names-olympic-champion-tirunesh-diba-as-brand-ambassador.html
Ethiopian Airlines has named Three times Olympic Gold Medallist, Tirunesh Dibaba as its Brand Ambassador on March 8, International Women Day.Fri, 9 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTMusallam raises the standard for the futurehttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/musallam-raises-the-standard-for-the-future.html
EgyptAir has just announced a major re-equipment programme to help meet its objectives. EgyptAir Holding Company chairman and CEO, Safwat Musallam, talks to Alan Dron about fleets, routes and future prospects.Thu, 8 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTIcarus X race series heads to South Africahttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/icarus-x-race-series-heads-to-south-africa.html
This March sees the 2018 Icarus X race series land in South Africa for the first time, as paramorists take to the skies above Gauteng and Limpopo.Thu, 8 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAn intense year for Dassault Aviationhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/an-intense-year-for-dassault-aviation.html
Dassault Aviation has announced its financial results for 2017.Thu, 8 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTAfrican airlines saw January traffic rise 4.9%http://www.africanaerospace.aero/african-airlines-saw-january-traffic-rise-4-9-.html
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2018 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 4.6% compared to January 2017.Thu, 8 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTComair selects Honeywell’s cockpit technologies for its future Boeing 737 MAXhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/comair-selects-honeywell-s-cockpit-technologies-for-its-future-boeing-737-max.html
Comair has selected Honeywell International's suite of advanced cockpit technologies for its future fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.Thu, 8 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTNetflights highlight top ten women in aviationhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/netflights-highlight-top-ten-women-in-aviation.html
To celebrate International Women’s Day Netflights has highlighted the Top 10 Inspiring Women in Aviation of all time.Thu, 8 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEthiopian adds Buenos Aires to its networkhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/ethiopian-adds-buenos-aires-to-its-network.html
Ethiopian Airlines has started a five weekly flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina, as of today March 8, 2018.Thu, 8 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTSomalia battles for an air force to fight against terrorhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/somalia-battles-for-an-air-force-to-fight-against-terror.html
The Somalia National Air Force was decimated by the Ogaden War with Ethiopia in the late-1970s and the civil war in the 1990s. It now has no aircraft and has been reduced to guarding the airport. However, the Somali Government has approved a plan that will reboot the service by training pilots and buying aircraft so it can contribute to the fight against al-Shabaab. Tim Fish reports from Mogadishu.Wed, 7 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTWilliam Shaw joins Green Africa Airways' Board of Directorshttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/william-shaw-joins-green-africa-airways-board-of-directors.html
William Shaw, founder and former CEO of VivaColombia has joined Green Africa Airways' Board of Directors.Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTCopernicus serving Morocco and Africahttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/copernicus-serving-morocco-and-africa.html
CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall was in Rabat at the invitation of Driss El Hadani, Director of Morocco’s Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS), to open the first international workshop prepared together on the benefits and applications of remote-sensing data from the Copernicus programme’s Sentinel satellites.Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEthiopian Airlines to commence additional flights to LHRhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/ethiopian-airlines-to-commence-additional-flights-to-lhr.html
Ethiopian Airlines has launched additional flights to and from London Heathrow during the period 2nd June through 27th October 2018.Tue, 6 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTReborn free...http://www.africanaerospace.aero/reborn-free-.html
Air Tanzania is going through a dramatic rebirth, reinventing itself with a new fleet and a business-focused culture. Victoria Moores caught up with the airline’s CEO and managing director, Ladislaus Matindi, to hear about the rapid transformation.Mon, 5 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTRampa ramps up Lanseriahttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/rampa-ramps-up-lanseria.html
Located on the outskirts of Johannesburg, Lanseria International Airport has ambitious plans to grow. The airport’s CEO, Rampa Rammopo, explains to Keith Mwanalushi how it’s all being achieved.Fri, 2 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEmbraer E190-E2 granted certification by ANAC, FAA and EASAhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/embraer-e190-e2-granted-certification-by-anac-faa-and-easa.html
Embraer has announced some final flight tests results confirming the E2 as the most efficient single-aisle aircraft on the market. In fuel consumption, the E190-E2 proved to be 1.3% better than originally expected, a 17.3% improvement compared to the current- generation E190.Thu, 1 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEverett Aviation to re-start Mozambique operationshttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/everett-aviation-to-re-start-mozambique-operations.html
Everett Aviation has announced the re-start of operations in Mozambique with the deployment of locally registered BK117-C1 C9-EXM.Thu, 1 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTCEFA Aviation and GE Aviation partner in Flight Analysis and Animationhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/cefa-aviation-and-ge-aviation-partner-in-flight-analysis-and-animation.html
CEFA Aviation and GE Aviation have formed a partnership to provide customers with a higher fidelity of data for airline flight safety analysis, operational efficiency and pilot training.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTEthiopian Airlines to fly to the island of Nosy-Be in Madagascarhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/ethiopian-airlines-to-fly-to-the-island-of-nosy-be-in-madagascar.html
Ethiopian Airlines and SKYTRAX will start thrice weekly service to Nosy-Be, Madagascar on March 27, 2018.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTFathi keeps faith with his vision...http://www.africanaerospace.aero/fathi-keeps-faith-with-his-vision-.html
As EgyptAir made major equipment announcements at the Dubai Air Show, Egypt’s aviation minister, Sherif Fathi, talked to Alan Dron about prospects for the national carrier and the development of the country’s aviation industry.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTP&amp;WC's new PurePower PW812D engine application to power new Falcon 6Xhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/p-wc-s-new-purepower-pw812d-engine-application-to-power-new-falcon-6x.html
Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada have announced that a new variant of its ground-breaking PurePower PW800 turbofan engine has been selected to power the new Dassault Falcon 6X business jet, unveiled by Dassault Aviation earlier today.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTDassault unveils new business jet to carry on where 5X left offhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/dassault-unveils-new-business-jet-to-carry-on-where-5x-left-off.html
Just months after killing off plans for the Falcon 5X following the ongoing failure of the Safran Silvercrest engine the French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has unveiled the Falcon 6X, featuring many of the design attractions of the 5X but with a larger cabin and more powerful engines.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTFirst Ultra Long Range A350 XWB makes its debuthttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/first-ultra-long-range-a350-xwb-makes-its-debut.html
The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTThe 39's steps...http://www.africanaerospace.aero/the-39-s-steps-.html
The Aero L-39 Albatros high-performance jet trainer was created in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody in the 1960s. Alan Warnes looks at how the aircraft is still being used throughout Africa.Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTTurkish Airlines to commence flights to Freetownhttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/turkish-airlines-to-commence-flights-to-freetown-2.html
Turkish Airlines has started flights to Freetown. It is its 52nd destination in Africa.Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTIATA releases 2017 Airline Safety Performance showing progress in Africahttp://www.africanaerospace.aero/iata-releases-2017-airline-safety-performance-showing-progress-in-africa.html
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety.Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT